extremism
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
World
July 13, 2019
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured in a 12-hour attack by Al-Shabaab jihadi on a popular hotel that ended…
How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families
World
July 12, 2019
How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families
At least 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are thought to be detained in “reeducation camps” in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous…
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
World
July 4, 2019
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
Thrown off a motorbike as her parents blew themselves up, nine-year-old Mila was the sole survivor of a family suicide…
China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
Middle East
May 17, 2019
China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western…
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
World
May 3, 2019
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in…
Egypt tries 5 Russians on extremism charges: embassy
Egypt
April 11, 2019
Egypt tries 5 Russians on extremism charges: embassy
The Russian embassy in Cairo reported that Egyptian authorities have charged with extremism five Russian citizens detained in Egypt since…
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
US to host global summit on Iran in Poland
Middle East
January 11, 2019
US to host global summit on Iran in Poland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to jointly host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran,…
Dar al-Iftaa establishes animation unit to counter extremism
Egypt
November 15, 2018
Dar al-Iftaa establishes animation unit to counter extremism
Dar al-Iftaa has established an animation unit to respond to citizens’ religious questions on terrorism through short animated replies in…
Islamophobia Observatory praises election of two female Muslims to US Congress
Egypt
November 8, 2018
Islamophobia Observatory praises election of two female Muslims to US Congress
The Islamophobia Observatory has praised the election of two Muslim women to the US House of Representatives. The Islamophobia Observatory…